The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social and human service assistants in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,880 | 16.54% | 23.43% |
| 2021 | $38,290 | -0.05% | - |
| 2020 | $38,310 | 10.39% | - |
| 2019 | $34,330 | -3.06% | - |
| 2018 | $35,380 | 5.82% | - |
| 2017 | $33,320 | -5.43% | - |
| 2016 | $35,130 | 18.87% | - |
| 2015 | $28,500 | -23.26% | - |
| 2012 | $35,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,880, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of South Carolina, followed by Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary $40,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville.